Toys - Page 2

We're going to be blunt with you: the Woody you've grown to love over the years since the first 'Toy Story' movie isn't all that you see on the screen. There's more to him. The dude has a secret lifestyle which this creative photographer has brought out.

You might think that in zero gravity a yo-yo would be a totally worthless toy. Thanks to astronaut Don Pettit, currently orbiting Earth in the Internatinal Space Station, we get to see why it's actually a hundred times more fun.

Sometimes we think our favorite celebrities only exist on this planet for our own amusement. In fact, many of them do have lives away from the limelight. When they’re not acting, singing, dancing or just being fabulously rich and famous, some of your favorite stars take part in some pretty interesting extracurricular activities. Here

If you can't afford to buy the village where 'The Hunger Games' was filmed, here's a piece of memorabilia that's far more affordable. Mattel, the makers of Barbie, has unveiled a collector's edition doll of Katniss, the franchise's lead protagonist.

Last week, Mitt Romney's campaign adviser, Eric Fehrnstrom, likened his candidate's plan to retool and change message once he secured the GOP nomination to the classic toy the Etch-A-Sketch. "You can kind of shake it up and we start all over again," Fehrnstrom said during the now notorious CNN interview.

While changing courses for a general election is pretty standard practice, it's not something a presidential candidate's adviser is supposed to brag about. Let alone explain so colorfully, as Fehrnstrom did.

Given the massive success of 'The Hunger Games' film adaptation -- it raked in $155 million over the weekend, making it the third biggest opening of all time -- internet parodies are already starting to stack up. But perhaps the funniest of all is a recreation of the film starring adorable Beanie Babies. Remember those?

Imagine all your favorite childhood memories combined into one awesome toy. That's exactly what LEGO fan Julius von Brunk did when he created the 'Domaster & Tetrawing' - an amalgamation of the Nintendo Game Boy, the game 'Tetris' and Transformers - that is actually a transforming "Nintendobot." Check out how the Tetris cartridge transforms into the 'Tetrawing' robot below. It'll put your LEGO skills to shame.

Twenty-three years ago, as 'Back to the Future, Part II' first hit theaters, kids everywhere got their first look at a toy from the future. It was the Mattel Hoverboard, the skateboard without wheels that uses futuristic technology to float inches above the ground. Rumors swirled in the '80s and '90s that the Hoverboard was real (rumors fueled by director Robert Zemeckis) but, alas, much to the disappointment of children everywhere, the Hoverboard was just another piece of movie magic.

But now, just three years shy of 2015 - the "future" of 'Back to the Future, Part II" - Mattel has finally announced the Hoverboard for sale.

Riley, the clever little girl in this video, has an epiphany in a toy store that turns into a mini-rant about the way that companies "try to trick the girls into buying the pink stuff instead of the stuff that boys want to buy." Looks like toy companies ought to give the youngsters they market their products to a little more credit.

Two staples of every red-blooded American kid's childhood are Ohio Art's iconic Etch A Sketch and the original Nintendo Entertainment System. Now, they have become one awesome toy we wish we had as kids.

Struggling to decide what to buy for a child this holiday season? Then check out this collection of unique holiday gifts for kids of all ages courtesy of 'The Early Show.'

Gift ideas include the Scruble Cube, a game that combines the Rubik's Cube with Scrabble, dolls from the StinkyKids collection, chopsticks for kids with animal toppers and a device that makes rainbows.
Check out some neat holiday gift items for youngsters below.

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